It’s all about appearances, Vansig. Since nobody in their right mind would waste their time trying to figure out a way to improve (or eliminate the need for) the power grid, anybody who takes pictures of the local electrical distribution system must obviously be up to no good, since security types will project according to their world view. The Buffalo Springfield song “For What It’s Worth” spelled it out clearly back around ’67: “It starts when you’re always afraid… step out of line, the Man come, and take you away”.
